Fly the Wi-Fi Friendly Skies

United Airlines, the world’s second-largest carrier, received regulatory approval Monday to install wireless internet access to its fleet in a partnership with Verizon Communications.

The Federal Aviation Administration will let United’s parent, Illinois company UAL, install the cabin equipment necessary to provide wireless internet connection to passengers and crew members on U.S. domestic flights.

AP via Wired News

Crew members? If they need connectivity, why don’t they have it now and if they don’t need it, what will they be using it for?